Question

One of your classmates has asked you to help him revise a speech he will be giving about the

importance of facing fears. Revise his speech (found below) in the following ways:
1. Make the speech formal.
2. Add instructions to indicate where the visual images should be shown to audience,
choosing images from the ones below.
3. Make the details more specific to help strengthen the speech. You may add supporting
details as needed, even if you make them up. (15 points)
NOTE: Underline any lines you copy from his original speech.
Fears are bad for us. People shouldn't have them. Fears can psych you out and keep you from
doing something worthwhile. Even something you've wanted to do all your life. Imagine finally
being able to hike the Appalachian Trail, a super long trail running from Maine to Georgia. It's
hard to hike this trail. Lots of people try but they can't because they don't have what it takes. But,
you make it this far. Then, your worst fear, the thing that makes you really anxious happens as
you're hiking. What would you do? You'd probably give up. Now you can't do your lifelong dream
but you should be able to. We have to face our fears. It's not worth it to live life in fear

Answer 1

Fears are detrimental to our well-being. They can prevent us from achieving great things in

life, things we may have always dreamed of doing. For example, completing the arduous

journey of hiking the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia. It takes immense courage and

physical strength to even attempt such a feat, but many people are unable to complete it because

they lack the mental fortitude to face their fears. Let's say you've made it halfway through the

hike, and you're confronted with the thing you fear most. What would you do? Most people

would give up. But if we face our fears head-on, we can accomplish anything we set our minds

to. Life is too short to live in fear.